GBUK (A&M Capital Europe portfolio) Acquires Care & Independence
July 1, 2024
GBUK, a portfolio company of A&M Capital Europe, has acquired Care & Independence, a UK provider of patient handling and moving devices including medical slings and bathing/postural support equipment. The add-on acquisition broadens GBUK's product offering in the UK patient handling market, strengthens its community-care proposition and provides an established platform for growth within the NHS and local authority channels.
- Buyers
- GBUK, A&M Capital Europe (AMCE)
- Targets
- Care & Independence
- Platforms
- GBUK
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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